One of the featured artists whose work will be exhibited at Yamet Arts, Inc. For the LOVE of Art exhibit, Curt Belshe, lives in Peekskill, New York and is a professor at Bronx Community College, part of the City University of New York. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and a BFA degree from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.


Artist: Curt Belshe
Title of Work: Prunus Yedoensis
Medium: Archival inkjet
Size: 60" x 24"
Year: 2004

A print maker and innovative digital artist, "Curt has created a series of panoramic prints showing the beauty of the National Arboretum over the course of a year. Prunus Yedoensis, shown here is from the series. Most people’s experience of nature takes place not in remote natural settings, but in closer-to-home venues that sharply juxtapose the beauty of nature with the realities of urban life. In this series, Belshe combines the beautiful plantings of the Arboretum with the working elements, such as plant identification tags, walking paths, and interpretative signs."

"The panoramas are created using a method that allows the artist to photograph landscapes, over a 180° field of view, within a few feet of the camera. Using computer software (Apple IMovie, Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop), and an artistic eye, these panoramic scenes are created without the characteristic fish eye distortion of traditional panoramic photography. Sixty to 80 still frames are pieced together to create each composition." (Quote from www.carlbelshe.com)  View more of Curt's work on his site.